Bernhard-backed Optimum Energy acquires Hussung Mechanical Contractors and HMC Service Co. by Released | Oct 13, 2026 Optimum Energy Co., a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Hussung Mechanical Contractors and HMC Service Co., a full-service mechanical infrastructure services firm that has served healthcare systems, universities, manufacturers and mission-critical facilities for more than 60 years.
KGAL divests 73-megawatt Nordic wind portfolio to Enordic Evergreen by Released | Oct 13, 2026 KGAL Group has sold an onshore wind portfolio with a total capacity of 73 megawatts to Enordic Evergreen, the Nordic independent power producer platform of the Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund.
TotalEnergies and KKR add 700 MW of U.S. renewables to JV by Kali Arevalo | Oct 13, 2026 TotalEnergies and KKR have plans to add 700 megawatts of renewables to a 50/50 joint venture the firms launched in the United States in 2025, reflecting an enterprise value of $1.2 billion for the portfolio.
Princeton Digital Group to sell its Indonesian enterprise data center business by Kali Arevalo | Oct 13, 2026 Princeton Digital Group has agreed to sell its enterprise data center business in Indonesia to PT SMPlus Digital Investama (SM+), a digital infrastructure and services investment platform backed by Sinar Mas, one of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires 25% stake in Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm by Kali Arevalo | Oct 13, 2026 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired a 25 percent stake in the Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm project, delivering up to 1,080 megawatts off the north Essex and south Suffolk coast in England.
Asian nations make big moves to shore up energy security, accelerate renewables amid geopolitical risks by Kali Arevalo | Oct 9, 2026 Nine Southeast Asian nations, in addition to Japan and Australia, are pledging to develop oil stockpiling systems in response to volatility caused by the Iran war, Reuters reported on Oct. 8. Prior to the war, 80 percent of the oil transported through the Strait of Hormuz from the Gulf flowed to Southeast Asia.
VIRTUS Data Centres captures $3.2b financing package for data center expansion by Kali Arevalo | Oct 9, 2026 VIRTUS Data Centres, a pure-play data center developer-operator and part of the STTGDC Group, recently secured a £2.45 billion ($3.2 billion) financing package to support the continued development and expansion of data centers across the United Kingdom and Europe.
One of the world’s largest battery storage systems to be built at biorefinery in Kansas by Kali Arevalo | Oct 9, 2026 Antora Energy, a U.S. energy storage company, recently announced a 5.8-gigawatt-hour, multi-day thermal energy storage project at Pratt Energy’s biorefinery in Pratt, Kan.
Louisiana Teachers commits $200m to EnCap, NGP infrastructure funds by Elise Mackanych | Oct 9, 2026 The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has committed $200 million to infrastructure funds managed by EnCap Investments and NGP Energy Capital Management.
Harbert Power takes ownership of one of Arizona’s largest battery energy storage projects by Kali Arevalo | Oct 8, 2026 Harbert Power, Harbert Management Corp.’s energy infrastructure strategy, has acquired Papago Storage, a 300-megawatt battery energy storage project in Maricopa County, Ariz.
Norges Bank Investment Management slates €1.2b for CIP’s sixth flagship renewable-energy fund by Kali Arevalo | Oct 8, 2026 Norges Bank Investment Management, the fund-management division of the Norges Bank, confirmed it has committed €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) sixth flagship renewable-energy fund, CI VI.
Middle River Power acquires California natural gas–generation facility from Ares by Kali Arevalo | Oct 8, 2026 Middle River Power (MRP) has acquired the Panoche Energy Center, a fully contracted 427-megawatt natural gas–generation facility located in Firebaugh, Calif., from an Ares Infrastructure Equity fund.
North American investors prioritize resilience and domestic opportunity as inflation risks persist, finds IFM Investors by Released | Oct 8, 2026 North American institutional investors are increasingly focusing private market investment closer to home as inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and energy security concerns reshape portfolio priorities, according to a new private markets report from IFM Investors.
Clarion Partners creates power and energy strategy group, appoints Magesh Srinivasan to lead it by Released | Oct 8, 2026 Clarion Partners is launching a new team dedicated to optimizing Clarion’s power and energy strategy across its large-scale industrial real estate portfolio.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners enters Italian biomethane market with Via Verde investment by Kali Arevalo | Oct 7, 2026 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is making its foray into the Italian biomethane market through an investment in Via Verde, an Italian biomethane platform.
